Bang! Bang! Bang!
The thunderous knocking startled the sleeping man awake.
Zheng Qing opened his eyes. Though the office was still somewhat dim, the tightly drawn curtains already glowed with the brilliant colors of sunlight. He licked his dry lips, tasting the bitterness of a hangover in his mouth.
It took him a while to realize that he was lying in the Dean's Office of Edge Academy.
By the time dinner had ended yesterday, it was already late. The mistress of Qingqiu Mansion had repeatedly urged him to stay the night. If he had been alone, Zheng Qing might have agreed after a little token resistance, but with another witch nearby eyeing him like a tiger, the young wizard had made the wiser choice.
But after leaving the mansion, where he was going to stay suddenly became an urgent problem for Zheng Qing.
He was no longer a student, so naturally he no longer had a dormitory.
At this hour, D&K was presumably closed as well.
Xuanhuang Palace was now a huge pit. If he was willing to turn into a cat, he could spend the night on the Xuanhuang Tree or the Cat Fruit Tree. But if anyone discovered him, the dignity befitting a school dean and a Legendary Wizard would be utterly gone.
In the span of just a dozen or so steps, countless thoughts flashed through Zheng Qing's mind. In the end, he decided to make do in the Dean's Office for the night.
Behind him, at the entrance to Qingqiu Mansion, the gazes of the two witches seemed to remain glued to his back—he had chosen to leave, while Jiang Yu had chosen to stay the night, making him feel all the more certain that he had made the wise choice.
Bang! Bang!
The knocking sounded